发明名称 Refrigerator and rail assembly for the same
摘要 A rail assembly for a refrigerator is provided. The rail assembly may include a pair of pinions respectively provided in a pair of rails installed on two opposite walls of a storage chamber of a refrigerator. A pair of racks is respectively coupled to the pair of the pinions to guide motion of the pinions. One of the racks includes an extended portion that allows the pinions move without engaging the racks so as to align the drawer door horizontally when a force is applied to a left or right portion of the drawer door coupled to the refrigerator.
申请公布号 US9250008(B2) 申请公布日期 2016.02.02
申请号 US201313913755 申请日期 2013.06.10
申请人 LG ELECTRONICS INC. 发明人 Kim Lyunsu;Jung Sukhun;Jung Sungki;Kang Gyumyeong;Kang Jaekoo;Song Seongmin
分类号 F25D23/02;F25D23/06;F25D25/02;F25D23/04 主分类号 F25D23/02
代理机构 Ked & Associates, LLP 代理人 Ked & Associates, LLP
主权项 1. A rail assembly for a refrigerator, comprising: a pair of rails, respectively, installed on two opposite lateral walls of a storage chamber; a pair of pinions, respectively, provided in the pair of rails; a pair of racks, respectively, coupled to the pair of pinions to guide motion of the pair of pinions; and a handle having a width larger than a distance between the pair of rails, wherein the handle extends longitudinally in a horizontal direction from a drawer door, wherein a first rack of the pair of racks comprises a planar portion configured to allow a first pinion of the pair of pinions to move without engaging the first tack to align the drawer door in the storage chamber when a force is applied to a first or second portion of the drawer door coupled to the storage chamber, wherein the planar portion is provided only at a rear end of the first rack, wherein the handle is fixedly coupled to the drawer door, wherein the first rack is positioned on a right portion of the storage chamber and a second rack of the pair of racks is positioned on a left portion of the storage chamber, and wherein the second rack does not have a planar portion configured to allow a second pinion of the pair of pinions to move without engaging the second rack to align the drawer door in the storage chamber.
地址 Seoul KR